ground-tackleの例文

例文

1. However , the roads being reckoned as good as a harbour , the anchorage good , and our ground - tackle very strong , our men were unconcerned , and not in the least apprehensive of danger , but spent the time in rest and mirth , after the manner of the sea ; but the eighth day in the morning , the wind increased , and we had all hands at work to strike our top - masts , and make every thing snug and close , that the ship might ride as easy as possible